DENTON, Texas -- The 2014 MalloryPrint.com Southwest Heritage Racing Association's highly anticipated second season
kicked off April 5th at North Star Dragway's "Spring Nostalgia Nationals" in Denton, Texas. With
no shortage of eager drag racers looking to do some old school drag racing, the pits quickly filled
with SHRA class racers. In its sophomore season, the SHRA series staff worked long and hard
through the winter months to put together several new bonus programs and the new Nostalgia
Eliminator Shootout program, giving participating racers even more bang for their buck atop an
increased payout and expanded schedule.

Tera Wendland-Graves

Despite the unexpectedly chilly weather, a packed house at North Star Dragway resulted in some
great nostalgia drag racing action in all five of the SHRA classes. The 4.65 index Nostalgia
Eliminator 1 class witnessed it's largest field in history with sixteen cars including teams from
as far south as Lake Charles, Louisiana and north as Dumas, Texas. Qualifying action got underway
at the call of SHRA announcer Charles Faulkner and the first of two time trail rounds was underway.
Nostalgia Eliminator 1 Results:

After two qualifying sessions, the 4.65 index NE 1 field was led by Tera Wendland-Graves who
wheeled her Walden Power Equipment blown front engine dragster to the top spot with a 4.66 at 151
mph, earning her a full dose of those precious Good Vibrations Motorsports NE 1 Shootout points.
These points are rewarded in each NE class based on final qualifying position at the first seven
events this season and will come into play at the SHRA Finals at the Texas Motorplex in November,
where the Top 8 points earners will battle for a big payday in their respective classes. More
details on this special program can be found at www.shraracing.com.

The most recent NE 1 winner Wes Breiten took the number two qualifying position in his blown "Bad
O'Man" altered with a 4.71 at 133 mph and Jay Briggs claimed the third spot with a 4.71 at 146 mph
in his Louisiana based injected slingshot dragster. Clay Cunningham made his SHRA debut in his
stunning 1948 Fiat Topolino blown altered and qualified fourth with a 4.76 at 145 mph while Ron
Muncy rounded out the top five with a 4.77 at 144 mph in his injected dragster.

As the rounds dwindled down to the semi-finals, Brian Briggs was paired with Tera Wendland-Graves
while Wes Breiten would take on Odie Coker to see who would battle it out in the final round for
the win at the season opener. Briggs and Wendland-Graves brought their front engine dragsters to
the line and Briggs was out of the gate first and never trailed, posting a 4.71 at 145 mph while
Wendland-Graves smoked the tires at the hit of the throttle, battling quickly cooling track
conditions. In the final pair, Breiten and Coker came to the line and Coker jumped the tree with a
-.018 reaction time, tossing out a nice 4.68 at 149 mph while Breiten had issues with a huge
half-track wheelstand as he pedaled his way to a 5.77 at 86 mph to advance.

Brian Briggs

In the final, Breiten was on his game as he left the line first with a .0002 reaction time but
again fought to keep his front wheels on the ground which allowed Briggs to drive around at the big
end as Briggs posted his career best 4.68 at 147 mph to take the NE 1 win in his first SHRA event.
Congratulations to the team from Louisiana on their big win to start off the season!

Nostalgia Eliminator 2 Results:
In the 5.00 index NE 2 class, eight cars came to play and after two qualifying rounds, Bruce Dodson
claimed the top qualifying position with a 5.03 at 136 mph in his first event with the SHRA,
earning him maximum points in the Meyer Enterprises NE 2 Shootout standings. Thomas Hixson claimed
the number two spot with a 5.05 at 135 mph with Tommy Drozd and 2013 NE 2 Champion Bee Godwin
rounding out the top qualifiers.

Heading into the semi-finals, Tommy Drozd in his flamed injected altered earned the bye run and
posted a 5.20 at 131 mph to advance to the final round. Drozd would face the winner between Bee
Godwin and Bruce Dodson. Dodson looked to upset the defending series Champ but it wasn't meant to
be as Godwin was off the line first and never trailed, clicking off a 5.21 at 128 mph to take the
nod over Dodson's 5.22 at 111 mph.

Bee Godwin

Tommy Drozd and Bee Godwin fired their cars and laid down long smoky burnouts to kick off the NE 2
final round. Godwin in his injected front engine dragster was set to take on Drozd for the
bragging rights and points lead after the first event of the season. Drozd was off the line first
with a strong .008 reaction time but his 5.11 at 133 mph wasn't enough to hold off Godwin's hard
charging 5.03 at 136 mph as Godwin drove around at the big end and claimed the first NE 2 victory
of the 2014 SHRA season. Congratulations to Bee & Sharon Godwin on their victory as Godwin will
hold the points lead moving into the next event in Wichita Falls.

Nostalgia Eliminator 3 Results:
In the 5.50 index NE 3 class, defending series Champion Doug Morrison drove his flamed 1932 Bantam
bodied Hemi powered altered to the top spot with a 5.51 at 122 mph, earning him a full sixteen
points in the AlkyDiggers.com NE 3 Shootout points chase. Carl Johnson posted a 5.56 at 120 to
qualify second and Ron Walden claimed the third spot with a 5.60 at 103 mph. Lori Woodford made
her NE 3 debut and qualified sixth with Robert Springstead rounding out the seven car field.

In the opening round of NE 3 eliminations, Lori Woodford took a wild ride in the "Leprechaun
Racing" injected altered after an axle broke at the hit of the throttle, which sent Woodford
quickly out of control and into the guardrail. The car flipped on its top and then came to rest
right side up with Lori still conscious and shortly after she climbed out under her own power and
walked away from the wreckage. The car suffered major damage and will not return but word from the
team indicates they are already looking for another car to return to SHRA competition as soon as
possible. A big thank you goes out to the safety staff at North Star Dragway for their quick
response and we hope to see Lori and team back at the races soon.

Lori Woodford

Heading into the semi-final, Doug Morrison benefitted from a competition bye run after Robert
Springstead was unable to fire in the waterbox. Morrison posted a 5.51 at 125 mph to advance to
the final round where he would face the winner between Gary Mitchell and Ron Walden. Mitchell
blasted off the line first in his altered bodied "Black Magic" entry and advanced with a 5.61 at
106 mph to Walden's off pace 8.22 at 59 mph.

Doug Morrison

Morrison, no newcomer to the final rounds of NE 3 competition, looked to take out first time
finalist Mitchell and claim the points lead in his effort to defending his Championship from 2013.
Mitchell posted his best run of the event with a 5.54 at 123 mph but it wasn't enough to hold off
Morrison's "perfect" 5.50 at 119 mph. Morrison and team celebrated their victory at the season
opener and will lead the points standings heading into the second SHRA event of the season in just
two weeks, on April 19th at Wichita Raceway Park in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Old School No-Electronics Results:
The Old School No-Electronics dial in bracket class hosted a twenty six car field at the first
event of the season. The field was highlighted by the surprise entry of Spencer Massey, NHRA Top
Fuel driver, who came to run with the SHRA in his 1971 Nova. Massey got put on the trailer in
round two by defending SHRA Class Champion Bill Cogswell, but had a great time enjoying some laid
back old school bracket racing on his weekend off from the big show. As the opening rounds
concluded, seven racers were left standing as they entered the money rounds. In the first pair of
the quarterfinals, Joe Elmore took out Marty Burch. Bill Cogswell in his 1971 Pinto continued his
winning streak by defeating 2013 SHRA Finals winner Chris Jarvis. Stephen Foster wheeled his 1967
Camaro past Robby Martin and John Wilson took the bye run to finish the round and move into the
semi-finals.

Stephen Foster and John Wilson were the first pair out in the semi-final of the no-electronics
class. Foster's win light lit up the top end right off the line as Wilson went -.069 red to end
his day, sending Foster to the final round. Joe Elmore and his "Old School Special" 1963 Nova
upset Bill Cogswell when the Pinto broke out with a 6.28 on a 6.30 dial as Elmore advanced to the
final round to take on Foster. Two first time SHRA finalists were set to duke it out for the
Spring Nostalgia Nationals title.

Joe Elmore

Elmore entered the final round dialed in with a 8.39 while Foster rolled to the line dialed in with
a 6.05. Elmore took a slight starting line advantage and both drivers ran them through the big
end, both breaking out. Elmore took the win light with the run closer to the dial and claimed his
first win in any series of drag racing since 2010. Happy doesn't express the emotion for Joe and
his friends who celebrated the win in the winner's circle as Joe Elmore will lead the Old School
No-Electronics points heading into Wichita Falls in two weeks.

Old School Electronics Results:
Seventeen pre-79 model entries composed the field for the electronics class and after the opening
rounds, five racers were left standing heading into the quarterfinals. Randy Stevens and Dwight
Stewart were the first pair out to see who would make the trip to the semi-final round. Both
drivers left the line with .002 reaction times but Stevens had the better package and moved on with
a 6.38 at 107 mph. Bobby Taylor and Keith Darrow were out next as Taylor advanced after Darrow
drifted slightly over the centerline in his 1923 T bodied altered. Russell Cook soloed into the
semi-final with the bye run as the competitors entered the semi-finals.

Bobby Taylor

Russell Cook and Randy Stevens rolled out first to kick off the semi-finals of Old School
Electronics. Cook was out of the gate first and dead dial with a 5.68 at 116 while Stevens broke
out with a 6.29 at 107 mph. Bobby Taylor soloed into his first SHRA final in the bye run to meet
Cook, also in his first SHRA final round.

In the final, Cook and Taylor crept into the beams with Taylor dialed a 7.50 and Cook dialed 5.68.
Taylor had the better reaction time and package earning him his first SHRA series win after Cook
spun the tires off the line and idled to a runner-up 7.07 at 77 mph to Taylor's 7.71 at 89 mph.
Congratulations to Bobby Taylor on winning the Old School Electronics class as he too will lead the
points heading into Wichita Falls.

Congratulations to all our winners at the SHRA season opener! The SHRA series would like to thank
Mallory Screenprint & Embroidery, Good Vibrations Motorsports, Meyer Enterprises, AlkyDiggers.com,
Hayden Enterprises, The Hitchin' Post Restaurant & Truck Stop, Equipment Sales & Service of Texas,
Harry's Hot Rod Truck & Accessories, Robinson Restoration & Service, Competition Sales of Dallas,
Howards Cams & Competition Products for their support of the 2014 racing season! More information
on the Southwest Heritage Racing Association including scheduled events, points standings, photos
and more can be found at www.shraracing.com.